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    [Podcast] The Drone Pilots #056 – Sirens of the Sea

    March 15, 2024 - By 

    Our friends The Drone Pilots have bequeathed us a full hour of trance sprinkled with some incredible music.  The sample list is shown below: 00:00 The Drone Pilots – The Drone Pilots 00:15 Above & Beyond – Sirens of the Sea 00:58 Oceanlab – Sirens of the Sea (Cosmic Gate Remix) 01:56 Above & Beyond, Oceanlab, Marsh – Sirens of the Sea (Marsh Extended Mix) 03:52 Above & Beyond Pres Oceanlab Feat. Justine Suissa – Sirens of the Sea (Above & Beyond Club Mix) 05:05 Above & Beyond, Oceanlab, Marsh – Sirens of the Sea (Marsh Extended Mix) 07:11 Tomi…

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    The Drone Pilots #054 – Ghazal

    December 30, 2023 - By 

    Our friend, the erstwhile lad known throughout Beijing and parts of Western Europe as The Drone Pilots, presents a fine podcast as we begin the wrapup process for 2024.  As he so eloquently describes: “Ghazals are a poetic form consisting of rhyming couplets and a repeating refrain word or phrase, originating in 7th century Persia; though starting as poems, ghazals were adapted in Indian classical music to become a unique genre of semi-classical song, with lyrical couplets with musical accompaniment and rhythm. Trainspotters will relish the multiple samples of Peter Gabriel as a tribute to his Real World efforts to…

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    The Drone Pilots #051 – Electric Light

    November 5, 2023 - By 

      The Drone Pilots are a rather secretive collective I encountered by chance here in Beijing. They specialize in long-form trance mixes, and this particular one uses, of all bands to choose from, the Electric Light Orchestra as base material. From the project’s Soundcloud site: “”I have a message from another Time” – Prologue Tribute to the legendary Electric Light Orchestra who first industrialised the synth/strings combo. Namecheck: Jeff Lynne, Roy Wood, Bev Bevan, Richard Tandy,, Reinhold Mack and remembering Kelly Groucutt, Louis Clark, Musicland Studios (RIP), Vocoder 2000 and the orchestral cast of thousands following on from Mik Kaminski,…

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    Shuma (Šuma) – Sonca

    November 18, 2022 - By 

    Sonca is a reissue of an album released in 2016 by Belarusian band Shuma.  From label Ezhevika’s Bandcamp site: “Re-issue of Shuma’s most popular album Sonca, originally released back in 2016. It was aknowledged by Belarusian music critics as The best album of the year, The best electronic album and The best Belarusian album. Shuma is a project that combines ancient pagan songs and electronic music. Their value lies in a great sound production and a truly correct rethinking of the ancient cultural tradition which is almost lost.”  

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    ISQ – Ode To Myself (Arthur Baker Remix)

    May 18, 2021 - By 

    ISQ are a band based out of London who have managed to carve out a rather nice niche in both the alternative jazz and house music worlds.  In this new release, their track, Ode To Myself, has been remixed by legendary producer Arthur Baker, who has worked his magic with bands like New Order and Afrika Bambaataa.  The vocals are smooth, the beats are warm.  This should make the rounds at all the summer dance hotspots.  If you prefer to hear this on Bandcamp, the song can be accessed here.  It sounds phenomenal as a FLAC file.